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For Umma

To the mothers,And daughters who became mothersTo the girls whoGrow up andGo on to say to their own minions"I said so" a million times in a million tonesbecoming shadows of their mothers,(who they SWORE they won't be like)Whispering sincere apologies into the pastfor the eyes rolled and the doors bangedAnd the ugly teenage angstThat now stares right back at themFrom fresh facesthat look much like their own andFinally realizing what...

Continue Reading 09 May 2016

Cycle

The girl looks out at rain, straining to hearthe pitter patter as it hits the window sill,anything to quit thecries of the bitter battleas father batters motherfor a mere tea spill ora word deemed illShe forgets and it doesn't matter,because mother saysin topsy turvy worldsthis is just background scoreyou mute, and bruises arewhere you blend make-up moreSo the girl looks out atbirds, escaping rainy blows,and wonders whetherbaby birds fly lower andcower in...

Continue Reading 06 May 2016

Moving Beyond Motherhood

In her lifetime a woman takes on a range of roles. However, it's her roles which are in relation to others (most of the time men) that she is asked to live up to the most. Countless are the articles which go "A women is a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother so....". My gripe is with the word 'so' here. It makes the respect that a woman deserves...

Continue Reading 03 May 2016

Rage-For Jisha

RageWe are the womenyou undress with your eyesand then you wonder why we don't smile wide We are the womenyou acid washand then you exclaim when we scar. We are the womenyou bury aliveand then you ask why we choke.We are the womenyou set on fireand then you complain when we burn.-------------------------------------------------------------I am woman,hear me crywhen my sisters burnand daughters die.I am woman,watch me ragewhen our futures hangon flimsy tips of your...

Continue Reading 03 May 2016

MOVING BEYOND MOTHERHOOD

In her lifetime a woman takes on a range of roles. However, it’s her roles which are in relation to others (most of the time men) that she is asked to live up to the most. Countless are the articles which go “A women is a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother so….”. My gripe is with the word ‘so’ here. It makes the respect that a woman deserves...

Continue Reading 03 May 2016

No.

No is not a word.Not at all.No is a period with noBrackets in sight.No is a sentenceThat begins and ends in itselfNo is a novelWith no plot twists at the endNo is a compression ofHistories of strained Yes.No is enough.No you can’t touch meNo I won’t kiss youNo I will not bendTo pleaseYouOr anyone elseYes, I am a (wo)man butNo, this is my body andI will choose when to say...

Continue Reading 01 May 2016
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